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Lahore Kathak Festival opens at AlhamraPublished on: May 9, 2026 5:35 AM

Pakistan, May 9 -- The Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra, came alive with artistic brilliance and intellectual energy as the first day of the two-day Lahore Kathak Festival unfolded through a vibrant serie... Read More


Accor raises its India play as domestic luxury demand reshapes hotels

New Delhi, May 9 -- Accor, the French hospitality giant, is betting big on the quiet shift in India's luxury hotel industry, where domestic travellers, not foreign tourists, are the primary engine of ... Read More


Torture, abduction: Cane cutters trapped in cycle of terror in Beed

India, May 9 -- Trimbak Ghorpade, 59, a resident of Pathari village, in Parbhani district, registered an FIR at the Shirsala (Beed district) police station on April 23, alleging abduction, illegal con... Read More


Panvel civic body releases weevils into Vadale Lake

India, May 9 -- In a first-of-its-kind ecological intervention in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday launched a biological-control campaign to clear inv... Read More


Senate passes Iqbal Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2026Published on: May 9, 2026 3:10 AM

Pakistan, May 9 -- The Senate on Friday passed the Iqbal Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2026 with a majority vote after clause-by-clause consideration. The bill was introduced in the House by Federal Mini... Read More


Mike Vrabel scandal: Why Patriots are backing coach amid Dianna Russini row - Insider explains

India, May 9 -- The controversy involving Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini continues to intensify as new reports and online speculation keep surfacing. A recent report from TMZ, later amplified by multi... Read More


Dien Bien Phu tourism cable car project receives in-principle approval

Dien Bien, May 9 -- Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bien province Le Van Luong has signed a decision approving in-principle the Dien Bien Phu cultural and historical tourism and cable car c... Read More


EAM meets Trinidad and Tobago PM Persad-Bissessar, hands over Made-in-India laptops

Port of Spain, May 9 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday (local time) met with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during his visit to the Caribbean nation as par... Read More


Kashmir's Civic Sense Crisis

Srinagar, May 9 -- Kashmir has always been known for its breathtaking landscapes, deep cultural heritage and strong traditions of hospitality. For centuries the collective spirit of society formed the... Read More


"Pleasure to be back": EAM Jaishankar arrives in Trinidad and Tobago for final leg of three-nation tour

Port of Spain, May 9 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday (local time) arrived in Trinidad and Tobago, marking the final leg of his three-nation official tour in the Caribbean, followin... Read More